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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 701 · 40 questions
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The grammar rule (am / is / are + -ing): Time words: now, right now, at the moment, Look! I am + -ing; he / she / it / one name is + -ing; you / we / they are + -ing. -ing spelling: drop a silent e (dance → dancing); double one last consonant after one short vowel (swim → swimming, run → running).

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  1. 1.___ they making tea now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eating (c) eateing
  4. 4.___ I running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  5. 5.Kavya ___ lunch right now. (a) is bringing (b) is bring (c) am bringing (d) are bringing
  6. 6.My sister ___ Hindi right now. (a) am speaking (b) are speaking (c) is speak (d) is speaking
  7. 7.___ we eating a mango at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  8. 8.Tara ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) am dancing (d) is dance
  9. 9.___ Omkar telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  10. 10.You ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) are climb
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbeing (c) climbbing
  12. 12.Isha ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are climbing (b) is climbing (c) am climbing (d) is climb
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
  14. 14.The students ___ a message right now. (a) is sending (b) am sending (c) are send (d) are sending
  15. 15.___ Manav washing the dishes now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing
  17. 17.___ Ira catching the ball now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.My sister ___ Grandma now. (a) is helping (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) is help
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
  20. 20.___ we cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
  22. 22.___ my brother drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  23. 23.___ they jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.___ you wearing a cap right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.___ you drinking milk at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  27. 27.___ I winning the match right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  28. 28.___ my brother studying science now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  29. 29.___ Aditya throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  30. 30.___ they riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedeing (c) feedding
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) taking (c) takeing
  33. 33.___ she climbing a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  34. 34.___ my parents cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  35. 35.___ the children baking a cake right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  36. 36.We ___ the ball now. (a) are throw (b) is throwing (c) are throwing (d) am throwing
  37. 37.___ we telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  38. 38.We ___ a message at the moment. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) are send (d) is sending
  39. 39.They ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) are bake (d) am baking
  40. 40.They ___ tea right now. (a) are make (b) are making (c) is making (d) am making

Answer key

  1. Are
  2. watching
  3. eating
  4. Am
  5. is bringing
  6. is speaking
  7. Are
  8. is dancing
  9. Is
  10. are climbing
  11. climbing
  12. is climbing
  13. running
  14. are sending
  15. Is
  16. throwing
  17. Is
  18. is helping
  19. speaking
  20. Are
  21. flying
  22. Is
  23. Are
  24. Are
  25. Are
  26. cleaning
  27. Am
  28. Is
  29. Is
  30. Are
  31. feeding
  32. taking
  33. Is
  34. Are
  35. Are
  36. are throwing
  37. Are
  38. are sending
  39. are baking
  40. are making

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